Where things stand
• Supreme leader killed: Iran has confirmed the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after a massive US-Israeli attack that President Donald Trump indicated is aimed at regime change and would continue through the week.
• About the strikes: The strikes hit targets across the Islamic Republic, with one killing over 100 girls at an elementary school near a military base.
• Unprecedented retaliation: Iran is unleashing fresh attacks after Khamenei’s killing, with a surviving leader vowing it will “stab” America in the heart. Iran has already attacked US military bases, Israel and targets across the region. The conflict has damaged air hubs, rocked densely populated areas and disrupted oil shipments.
• Celebration and condemnation: The contrast of celebrations and mourning highlights deep divides in Iran. Across the US, people took to the streets, with some celebrating and others protesting the strikes on Iran.
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11 min ago
Israel targets "heart of Tehran" in new wave of strikes
From Eugenia Yosef
The Israeli Air Force has carried out a new wave of strikes on the Iranian capital Tehran, according to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF).
“For the first time since the start of Operation ‘Roaring Lion’: The IDF is striking targets that belong to the Iranian terror regime in the heart of Tehran,” a statement said, a day after joint attacks with the US killed Iran’s supreme leader.
“Over the past day, the Israeli Air force conducted large-scale strikes in order to establish aerial superiority and to pave the path to Tehran.”
Reports from Tehran say there were explosions in multiple areas of the city Sunday morning.
Images posted on social media purported to show large clouds of dense smoke rising from several parts of Tehran.
8 min ago
UAE will not “sit idly by” amid Iranian missile barrage, official tells CNN
The United Arab Emirates could switch to a more combative role if Iran continues firing missiles and drones on the Gulf Arab country, Minister of State for International Cooperation Reem Al-Hashimy told CNN.
“We are prepared to (defend ourselves). We hope it doesn’t come to it, but… we’re not going to sit idly by as we continue to be recipients of such a barrage of attacks,” Al-Hashimy told CNN’s Becky Anderson.
Asked if the UAE could switch to a more combative role, the senior official said “if it needs to come to that, it will come to that.”
“The ball is in Iran’s court right now about how they want to deal with a neighborhood and neighbor that has been traditionally a very fair and good neighbor to them,” she added.
Iran fired at least 137 ballistic missiles and 209 drones at the UAE, the UAE defense ministry said Saturday night, adding that the vast majority were intercepted with the exception of 14 drones that made impact.
Iran launched an unprecedented missile and drone barrage targeting the UAE’s capital Abu Dhabi and economic and tourist hub, Dubai.
“We have one of the best air to missile defense systems in the world and we are doing everything to ensure that we are being safe and secure,” Al-Hashimy said. “We are in a safe place that has a very strong infrastructure…we will really leave no stone unturned to make sure that that continues to be the case for all of our citizens and residents alike.”